Puerto de la Cruz is the oldest resort in Tenerife. It is located in the northern part of the island, where it is slightly cooler than in the rest of the territory. In contrast to modern southern resorts consisting mainly of hotels, this is a place with a long history, the majority of the island's indigenous population lives here.

How to get here

The resort of Puerto de la Cruz is located on the other shore from the southern airport of Tenerife, which accepts charter flights from Russian cities. With him, the town combines an established bus service. The price of the ticket is from € 11, 2 to € 20, 15.

Approximate distances from the resort of Puerto de la Cruz to other areas: the nearest is the northern airport - 25 km, a little further the city of Santa Cruz de -Tenerife. The distance to the southern airport is 95 km, and to reach the resort of Las Americas, you need to cover a distance of 110 km

Tenerife is followed by direct flights from Domodedovo airport, where they are carried out twice a day - day and night, but only on Fridays. They fly back without delay, on the same day, which determines the duration of the standard tour - 7 days. The ticket for the plane will cost the tourist from € 350 to € 620 depending on the flight, day of departure, etc. Additional flights are usually organized in the summer, as well as on holidays and days of school holidays.

Climate

March 1, Sunday Clearly + 20 ° C in the afternoon + 17 ° C at night ° C water	March 2 , Monday Clearly + 21 ° C in the afternoon + 15 ° C at night ° C water	March 3, Tuesday Clearly + 22 ° С in the afternoon +16 ° C at night ° C water
Weather forecast for Puerto de la Cruz for 10 days

The climate in Puerto de la Cruz is tropical, the air temperature in summer reaches + 26 ° C (August), and in January seldom falls below + 16-17 ° C. The average daily temperature is +18 ° C. The beach season does not close until November. But often take sun baths and swim in the sea can even in December and February. The water temperature in the sea ranges from +20 ° C to +25 ° C throughout the year.

Permanent winds bring wet air masses from the Atlantic to the island, which entails the precipitation of a large amount of precipitation. Precipitation has led to the growth of lush vegetation in the northern part of the island and its exceptional landscapes

Beaches of Puerto de la Cruz

There are two beaches in the city, both with black volcanic skom. The first is in the eastern part of the city, where tourists usually settle, is the beach of Playa Martianez. However, without special preparation, it will be difficult to rest on it, because it is completely unprotected from the waves and not at all refined, you can say, wild.

Therefore, tourists are more popular with the created hands the beach of Playa Jardin, located at the other end of the city. The author of the project was the architect from the island of Lanzarote - Cesar Manrique. This beach consists of four natural bays, decorated with tropical greens and a picturesque waterfall. Near it is a beautiful garden, there is a rental of everything necessary for a comfortable beach holiday, there are locker rooms, showers, restaurants, there is a medical aid point. From the waves the beach is protected by a powerful concrete breakwater.

Also tourists like the large swimming pool built by the creator of Playa Jardin beach Cesar Manrique. This is one of the outstanding landmarks of the city, consisting of several large pools filled with sea water and a number of volcanic lava islets.

Entertainment, excursions and attractions Puerto de la Cruz

@ From the attractions of the resort tourists are invited to explore the ancient area of ​​Charco, where the statue of the Virgin Mary is located . Also worth a look at the church of Nuestra Señora de la Pena de Francia (Nuestra Senora de la Pena de Francia), in which almost every night they spend weddings, the castle of San Felipe, a small fishing port, the Royal Customs (Casa de la Real), the house of Miranda (Casa de Miranda), recently turned into a restaurant , combined with the souvenir shop . Do not pass by the house of Iriarte (Casa Iriarte) and the house of Abaco (Casa Abaco) . The latter, by the way, is an interesting museum of Canary architecture .

The local botanical garden is one of the oldest in the world. It was founded in 1788 and contains about 1000 samples of plants and trees of the Canary Islands, as well as samples of flora from all over the world.

For connoisseurs of good wine, there is great news: just 10 minutes drive from the resort is Casa del Vino del Vino) is the oldest wine store in Tenerife (El Sausal), with a tasting room, a wine museum and a restaurant serving authentic Canarian delicacies

In addition, in this resort, your attention will be attracted by such entertainments as Fiesta-Canaria - a large concert hall where a unique show with elements of Canarian folklore, the Andromeda restaurant, the Taoro casino, Tenerife Palace, where evening shows in style Moulin Rouge, Blue Notz Jazz Bar, discotheques (Victoria, Castillo, Joy, Playa, H2O, Jockey Night Club Cabaret)

The most crowded and fun streets of the resort are San Telmo, Quintana ) and Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo). They lead to Plaza del Charco and to the fishing port. There is a resort in Puerto de la Cruz and a pedestrian promenade, where it is nice to stroll in the dark evening after a wonderful dinner offered by any of the many restaurants here.